James E. Tcheng, MD

Review

Pharmacoinvasive Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Setting of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Evidence-Based, Sit

08/01/2008

Dean J. Kereiakes , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jose G. Diez , MD;

Edward T.A. Fry , MD;

James J. Ferguson III, MD;

James P. Zidar , MD;

Glenn N. Levine , MD;

James E. Tcheng , MD;

Deepak L. Bhatt , MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI;

Gideon Bosker , MD;

Gary L. Schaer , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Part II of III - Continued TABLE 3 KEY (continued) 2) Unfractionated heparin(UFH) can be used as an alternative to enoxaparin. If UFH is used in the setting of PCI, activated clotting time (ACT) should be followed to achieve an appropriate...

Part II of III -...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

Pharmacoinvasive Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Setting of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Evidence-Based, Sit

08/01/2008

James J. Ferguson III, MD;

James P. Zidar , MD;

Glenn N. Levine , MD;

James E. Tcheng , MD;

Deepak L. Bhatt , MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI;

Gideon Bosker , MD;

Gary L. Schaer , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Dean J. Kereiakes , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jose G. Diez , MD;

Edward T.A. Fry , MD;

A total of 5,225 patients were enrolled in the PARAGON B trial. Among these patients, the type of heparin used was known in 5,200 (99.5%). The median duration of therapy was 72.8 hours for UFH and 79.7 hours for LMWH. LMWH was used in about...

A total of 5,225 patients were...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Young Male While Playing Paintball

08/01/2008

James E. Tcheng , MD;

Michael H. Sketch Jr., MD;

Svati H. Shah , MD, MHS;

Case description. A 25-year-old Filipino male without any prior medical history presented to an outside hospital 1 hour after the acute onset of severe substernal chest pain that developed while playing a vigorous game of professional...

Case description. A 25-year-old...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Editor's Corner

Conversations in Cardiology: Same-Day Discharge for Elective PCI — Ready for Prime Time

11/27/2018

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Gurpreet S. Sandhu , MD, PhD;

Malcolm R. Bell , MD;

Jim Blankenship , MD;

Duane S. Pinto , MD, MPH;

Pinak Bipin Shah ;

Paul S. Teirstein , MD, FACC;

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

James E. Tcheng , MD;

Bernhard Meier , MD, FACC, FESC;

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

Adhir R. Shroff , MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI;

Habib Samady , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Jeffrey J. Popma , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

David J. Cohen , MD, MPH, MSc;

Molly Szerlip , MD, FACP;

Arnold H. Seto , MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI;

I asked for words of wisdom from our cath lab expert group regarding their experience with same-day discharge at their center. What are the obstacles to SDD? Who are the champions and why are we not doing it more?

I asked for words of wisdom from...

11/27/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins and Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute <br />
Coronary S

08/01/2008

Rahul A. Shimpi , MD;

Kenneth W. Mahaffey , MD;

James E. Tcheng , MD;

Profound advancements in the management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) have been realized in recent years. Initial medical therapy for non-ST segment elevation ACS has evolved to include the use of the combined treatment modalities of...

Profound advancements in the...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Editor's Corner

Conversations in Cardiology: “Contrast Reactions Redux”

07/01/2015

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

James E. Tcheng , MD;

Joseph D. Babb , MD;

Stephen R. Ramee , MD;

“We have been referred a patient with a recurrent VSD [ventricular septal defect] after surgical closure in the remote past. She has a history of anaphylaxis despite proper premedication for contrast media allergy during her recent cath....

“We have been referred a patient...

07/01/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Temporal Spectrum of Ischemic Complications with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The ESPRIT Experience

08/01/2008

John Ducas , MD;

William S. Sheldon , MD;

Mark A. Tannenbaum , MD;

Jack E. Smith , MD;

Michael M. Kitt , MD;

Ian C. Gilchrist , MD;

James C. Blankenship , MD;

James E. Tcheng , MD;

Warren J. Cantor , MD;

J. Conor O'Shea , MD;

Karen S. Pieper , MS;

Douglas A. Criger , MPH;

Mina Madan , MD, MPH;

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is an effective treatment for myocardial ischemia in patients with coronary artery disease. More than one million PCI procedures were performed worldwide in 1998.1 A major limitation of percutaneous...

Percutaneous coronary...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Cath Lab Systems

The Philips Xper Information Management System: Looking back after 1 month live at Duke University Medical Center

01/11/2010

Wanda Cooley , BA, RCIS;

Theresa DeMuro , RN, CCRN;

James E. Tcheng , MD;

A behind-the-scenes look with three superusers. Theresa DeMuro (Holding) and Wanda Cooley (Cath Labs) Tell us about your previous hemodynamic system and why you changed to the Xper Information Management system. Theresa (Holding): We...

A behind-the-scenes look with...

01/11/2010

Cath Lab Digest

Which Is The True Channel?

08/01/2008

Michael H. Sketch Jr., MD;

Abdul R. Halabi , MD;

James E. Tcheng , MD;

Case report. A 70-year-old woman with a history of smoking, hypertension and hyperlipidemia was referred for evaluation of exertional angina that had developed over the preceding 6 months. Thirteen years earlier, she had undergone balloon...

Case report. A 70-year-old woman...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Who Should be Part of the Sheath Management Team in Your Cath Lab?

10/05/2015

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Bonnie H. Weiner , MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC;

James E. Tcheng , MD;

John W. Hirshfeld Jr.;

Claudia Echeverry ;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

The composition and scope of practice of the sheath management team is of concern to Dr. David Rizik, who asked our expert colleagues in the cath lab about sheath management in their hospitals.

The composition and scope of...

10/05/2015

Cath Lab Digest